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CRISPR Patent Battle: The Fight For Control Of Important Gene Editing Technique [VIDEO]
By Gerard Black | Apr 15, 2017 11:36 PM EDTThe CRISPR patent battle will now be elevated to the US Court of Appeals as two major research institutions fight for control over the gene editing technique.
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Genetically Modified Children Can Avoid Disease; Gene Editing Not For Designer Babies
By Hannah Grace | Feb 15, 2017 07:40 AM ESTThe gene editing technology should not be used to make designer babies, but only to avoid serious diseases.
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CRISPR Gene Editing To Correct Mutations In Patients With Immunodeficiency
By Angela Laguipo | Jan 14, 2017 09:00 AM ESTA team of researchers harnessed the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing technology to correct mutations in the protein that causes a very rare immunodeficiency disorder.
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Scientists Develop New, More Precise CRISPR/Cas9 Gene Editing System To Repair Damaged DNA
By Angela Laguipo | Jan 07, 2017 09:30 AM ESTA team of scientists said they developed a new and improved version of the CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing system, EXACT, which acts like a band-aid for genes.
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Genetic Engineering News: Scientists Discover Off-Switch For CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing System
By Angela Laguipo | Jan 02, 2017 10:30 AM ESTA team of scientists found a way to turn off modifications done by the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing system.
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U.K. First To Approve Gene-Editing Of Human Embryos For Curing Diseases
By R. Siva Kumar | Feb 02, 2016 11:41 AM ESTExperiments by the U.K. fertility regulator will be conducted after fertilization of human embryos.
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New Gene-Editing Method Stops Progress Of Muscular Dystrophy In Mice
By R. Siva Kumar | Jan 04, 2016 11:31 AM ESTScientists have successfully stopped the progression of Duchenne muscular dystrophy in young mice using a CRISPR gene-editing technique.
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Latest Chinese Designer Baby Experiment this Year Inspires Hope as much as Fear
By Kanika Gupta | Dec 22, 2015 04:28 PM ESTThis year’s most crucial scientific breakthrough, a Chinese experiment that successfully altered genes in human embryos, set off some alarms on ethical grounds, according to Journal Science.
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Gene Editing Makes Pigs Immune To Disease
By R. Siva Kumar | Dec 10, 2015 09:13 AM ESTResearchers have bred new super pigs that are immune to PRRS, a virus that costs the farming industry $660 million annually.
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Scientists Advocate Ban On 'Designer Babies' With Gene Editing
By R. Siva Kumar | Dec 02, 2015 08:57 AM ESTU.S. scientists urge that using gene editing techniques to manufacture "designer babies" should be done away with.
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Gene Editing Reverses Aggressive Leukemia In Baby
By R. Siva Kumar | Nov 09, 2015 10:18 AM ESTA gene editing technique, employed for the first time outside the laboratory, helped a baby recover from leukemia.
